New York Times ousts executive editor

The New York Times dismissed Jill Abramson as executive editor on Wednesday, replacing her with Dean Baquet, the managing editor, in an abrupt change of leadership.

According to a New York Times report, Publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. told a stunned staff the change was made because of an issue with management in the newsroom.

Abramson did not return messages seeking comment. As part of a settlement agreement between her and the paper, neither side would go into detail about her firing. However, people in the company briefed on the situation described tension between her and the publisher.

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